The world of children's literature lost another light with the passing of author/illustrator Simms Taback, who passed away on December 25th at the age of 79.  Taback won the Caldecott Medal for Joseph Had a Little Overcoat (2000) and a Caldecott Honor for one of my favorite read alouds, There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly, with its amazing die-cut illustrations.  He also created the illustrations for the first McDonald's Happy Meal Box in 1977!